The Adhesion Modulating Properties of Tenascin-W

<p>Tenascins are extracellular matrix glycoproteins associated with cell motility, proliferation and differentiation. Tenascin-C inhibits cell spreading by binding to fibronectin; tenascin-R and tenascin-X also have anti-adhesive properties in vitro. Here we have studied the adhesion modulatin...

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Main Author: Florence Brellier, Enrico Martina, Matthias Chiquet, Jacqueline Ferralli, Michael van der Heyden, Gertraud Orend, Johannes C. Schittny, Ruth Chiquet-Ehrismann, Richard P. Tucker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v08p0187.htm